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The well-known UK-based education organisation, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), has announced that 12 Vietnamese universities have made it into their global rankings of the top 675 universities in the QS Asia University Rankings (AUR) 2022.

Betel leaf is popular in Việt Nam, with many people regularly chewing betel and areca nuts, or as an indispensable part of betrothal gifts during an engagement or wedding ceremony.

The Ministry of Health has just issued a document asking municipal and provincial authorities to review their needs for COVID-19 vaccine, including plan for third and fourth booster shots in 2022.

Smart-city development in Việt Nam must be linked with the digital transformation process in localities.

Deputy PM Lê Văn Thành recently chaired a virtual meeting on Long Thành International Airport, a key national project of US$5 billion.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has asked ministries, agencies and localities to take urgent solutions to improve the efficiency of the conservation of Việt Nam's marine reserves.

Since the Hoàn Mỹ hospital in Đà Nẵng resumed a healthcare programme in central Việt Nam in late September, 23 children suffering from congenital heart disease have received free surgery. 

Thirty-three ASEAN youth leaders, including four from Việt Nam, have shared their views with the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN on what young people can do to help the region move forward sustainably.

The Ministry of Health reported 5,637 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, as well as a further 74 deaths. 

People who have not been vaccinated and have returned to HCM City from "very high" risk areas must quarantine at home for 14 days and monitor their health for the following 14 days, according to a city Department of Health temporary instruction issued on Monday (November 1).

Lottery ticket sellers feel like they’ve hit the jackpot themselves after they were allowed to go back to work. For many it’s their first taste of income for months.

Food and beverage establishments in Hà Nội have been ordered to close before 9pm in the city’s latest COVID-19 prevention and control plan, which focuses on safe, flexible adaptation to the pandemic.

HCM City plans to use vacant land plots in industrial parks and export processing zones to build affordable accommodations for workers, Huỳnh Thanh Khiết, deputy director of the city’s Department of Construction, has said.

Gender equality will be added into village codes and conventions – the code of ethics developed by the community that has long played an important role in managing social relations in the community in Việt Nam.

COVID-19 patients in HCM City who do not meet the criteria for home quarantine will be allowed to stay at a designated quarantine facility in their local area or at their company, or pay a fee to spend their quarantine period at an approved hotel, according to a new instruction from the city Department of Health.

Tây Ninh Province is the latest provinve to reopen fixed-route passenger buses to Eastern and Western bus stations in HCM City.